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New Westpac director to start in Feb

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
Former chairman of Allens law firm, Ewen Crouch will start as an independent non-executive director on Westpac Banking Corporation's board from February this year. Crouch has headed Allens' board since 2009, and is recognised as one of Australia's best ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... financial market fortunes. And boyoboyoboy, there were gloom and doom peddlers a-plenty about this time last year. The World Bank (WB) - in its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report - warned the people of the financial market world to prepare ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 3.87 (0.12 per cent) to 3,125.63. The results came as Wells Fargo became the first major bank to report financial results in the current earnings season. Although Wells bested expectations, news of slimming profit margins ...

ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
Despite the recent stock market spike, 2013 will see asset managers and the wealth creation industry as a whole continue to pursue risk-averse dividend equity strategies, according to Lincoln Indicators' Dennis Ng, who says special dividends may be ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... it on track to match its highest close in five years. The Nasdaq composite was down one point at 3,105. European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said the struggling euro zone should start growing again later this year, but he warned that the region has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... Fortescue fell 1.5 cents to $4.725. The four major banks were mixed at noon. ANZ was up 7.5 cents to $25.12 and Commonwealth Bank jumped 24 cents to $61.64. However, Westpac fell 4.5 cents to $26.465 and National Australia Bank tumbled 4.5 cents to $25.305. ...

NAB Private Wealth best in Aus

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... dominates on account of its size, experience, and stability, making it the clear winner of the Asian Private Banker Best Private Bank - Australia award for 2012," Asian Private Banker said in a release. The award was reportedly given to the private bank ...

Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
Satisfaction with the financial performance of Retail Super Funds in November 2012 was 41.6%, the lowest level since July 2004, well behind Industry Funds (49.0%) and Self Managed Super Funds (69.1%), a new report reveals. Based on over 30,000 interviews ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... reduced deposit rate. Right now, some currency deposits, such as the Swiss franc and euro, are negative meaning you pay the bank for keeping your money safe! In Australian dollars, some deposit rates are as low as 3% for $20 million." Geary highlights ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... comfortable about having funds invested in those sorts of companies." ANZ was due to announce its response to December's central bank's 25 basis point cut to the cash rate on Friday. Wall Street closed lower - the Dow slipped 0.56 per cent, the S&P500 ...